I think this is absolutely right. I believe property rights — by which I mean the more general thing of having things (controllables/observables/responsibilities) that are yours that don’t belong to anyone else — is the drama/conflict-minimizing strategy.
Violating property rights is attempting to control another person, ie violate their sovereignty. 1) It is impossible to 100% control other people anyway; 2) People usually fight back when you try to control them.
I’m drafting a sequence that is very closely related to this for minimizing social conflict, and also explaining why it is my favorite near-term AI safety agenda.
I think this is absolutely right. I believe property rights — by which I mean the more general thing of having things (controllables/observables/responsibilities) that are yours that don’t belong to anyone else — is the drama/conflict-minimizing strategy.
Violating property rights is attempting to control another person, ie violate their sovereignty. 1) It is impossible to 100% control other people anyway; 2) People usually fight back when you try to control them.
I’m drafting a sequence that is very closely related to this for minimizing social conflict, and also explaining why it is my favorite near-term AI safety agenda.